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England led by Ben Stokes will face India in the third test match of the series at Rajkot.
England and India are going to face off in the third Test of their series, which consists of five matches, at Rajkot. Currently, both teams have won one game each and the series is tied at 1-1.
The team led by Ben Stokes won the first Test match with a great performance, winning by a slim margin of only 28 runs. Ollie Pope played exceptionally well, scoring an outstanding 196 runs, while new player Tom Hartley had a remarkable debut as a spinner for the team.
During the second game, India made a strong comeback by utilizing Jasprit Bumrah's impressive speed and technique, resulting in the English batters being defeated by a margin of 106 runs.
Before the third Test, India received bad news when they found out that Virat Kohli, who didn't play in the first two Tests, would not play in the entire series due to personal matters. Additionally, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul were not able to recover from the injuries they got while playing in Vizag.
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Tom Hartley bowled a ball that was of medium length and was outside the off stump. Rohit Sharma was on the front foot and defended the ball to short extra cover, resulting in no runs. The fielder, Pope, took charge of retrieving the ball.
Tom Hartley passed a standard length ball to Rohit Sharma. Sharma, standing on the back foot, sent the ball towards mid wicket, but unfortunately did not score any runs. Crawley, who was present there, successfully fielded the ball.
Tom Hartley bowled a ball to Rohit Sharma that was of average length and placed outside of the off stump. Sharma went for a defensive shot but missed the ball resulting in no runs being scored. The ball was caught by Foakes in the field.
Tom Hartley bowls a delivery that is of standard length, towards the outer-off part of the stump. Rohit Sharma moves forward to play a defensive shot, but the ball ends up being collected by a fielder at short extra cover, resulting in no runs. Pope is the player who gathered the ball.
Tom Hartley delivered a standard length ball on the outside of the off-stump, and Rohit Sharma came forward to make a gentle shot towards the fielder positioned near the batsman's end but failed to score any runs.
Tom Hartley bowls a ball that is the same length as the regular stock ball. It is aimed at the area outside the off stump. Rohit Sharma moves forward and defends the ball by returning it back to the bowler. There are no runs scored on this particular delivery.
Mark Wood delivers a ball of medium length, which lands outside the off-stump. Jadeja, who is standing on the front foot, executes a flick, directing the ball to deep mid-wicket, successfully collecting a couple of runs.
Mark Wood bowled a short ball that was outside the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja swayed away from it and left it alone. He didn't score any runs from that ball, and it was fielded by Foakes.
Mark Wood bowled a ball that was of medium length and was on the outer side of the off-stump. Ravindra Jadeja was on the front foot while batting and tried to hit the ball towards the mid off, but he couldn't score any runs. The ball was picked up by Stokes who was fielding in that area.
Tom Hartley threw a standard length ball towards Rohit Sharma, which was located outside the off stump. Sharma stepped forward to defend the ball and redirected it towards the gully area, resulting in no runs being scored. The ball was fielded by Wood.
